High/low: Contemporary sitting room

Exhibit-style gallery wall

Even if you’re not an art critic or gallery owner, it’s easy to curate your own exhibit-worthy wall grouping. Here, the asymmetrical display reads as cohesive, thanks to a few key considerations: Larger pieces placed at the bottom ground everything (the smaller ones would have been lost down low); atypical sculptural objets add a little of the unexpected; and selective repetition of frame size and style (use the rule of threes) balances the look. The most important element, though, is remembering to map it all out before you break out the hammer and nails. Use painter’s tape or paper cut-outs to visualize how the pieces will come together. 1 ARTWORK Handmade paper Floating Square with white frame, West Elm, $119. 2 ARTWORK Gilded flower with Lucite shadowbox, Elte, $1,195. 3 SCULPTURE White metal animal, HomeSense, $30. 4 ARTWORK Coast in aluminum frame, Urban Barn, $89. 5 ARTWORK 5589-2, Structube, $79.

High/low: Contemporary sitting room

Floor lamps

When you find the chance to savour some solo downtime at home, you need only one companion: an articulating floor lamp to illuminate the hobby at hand. Whether you’re cozying up with a book, catching up on handwritten correspondence or crafting a new project, these pivoting lamps provide a range of motion that will lend the limelight to whatever you’re working on. LEFT: Polished chrome retro style, UpCountry, $995. RIGHT: Thomas O'Brien Studio metal Transitional in Antique Nickel, Union Lighting and Furnishings, $1,490.